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it went down 25% under george bush. the years of his presidency were a time when our middle-class felt secure. it was a time when our economy created opportunities for more people to afford college. i have supported a constitutional amendment to repeal the 22nd amendment, which says that people cannot reelect a president for a third term. the chairman of the judiciary committee co-sponsored that with me. he was an opponent of term limits. i went up to him after the election and said henry, i'm going to put that bill in again. he said fine. on tuesday, we came back. henry was sitting on one of the seats. he said, i do not want you to put my name on that bill. henry, you have co-sponsored this for five congresses. i discussed it with my staff and they say if we pass that amendment, bill clinton may be reelected. when i asked him why, he told me. it was a reflection of the respect and fear they have about bill clinton. he has continued to set his sights on service. after eight years in office, he had seen the terrible effe
it went down 25% under george bush. the years of his presidency were a time when our middle-class felt secure. it was a time when our economy created opportunities for more people to afford college. i have supported a constitutional amendment to repeal the 22nd amendment, which says that people cannot reelect a president for a third term. the chairman of the judiciary committee co-sponsored that with me. he was an opponent of term limits. i went up to him after the election and said henry, i'm...
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this one was a beaut. 2000 i said bush was going to win. 2004, bush was going to win. in 2006 i said republicans are going to lose both houses. >> you're making this up. >> and in 2010 i was the only person that said the republicans would pick up 60 to 80 seats. >> you've also dropped some other claims, we have a roll call here. let's watch this. >> i believe the republicans will win 60 to 80 seats in the house, and i personally believe it could go higher. i think they're going to definitely win nine seats in the senate. there are two that may fall giving us the majority. >> there's going to be a government shutdown just like in '95 and '96. we're going to win it this time. >> ohio is overrated. he can win and will win. pennsylvania, wisconsin and a very good shot in minnesota. it's a little iffy, he'll never have to think twice about ohio, but he's going to win ohio. are you going to sue me? i said he was going to win 60 to 80 seats in the house, we did. nobody else said that, i said nine seats -- >> well, the republican -- >> 68. i said we were going to win nine seat
this one was a beaut. 2000 i said bush was going to win. 2004, bush was going to win. in 2006 i said republicans are going to lose both houses. >> you're making this up. >> and in 2010 i was the only person that said the republicans would pick up 60 to 80 seats. >> you've also dropped some other claims, we have a roll call here. let's watch this. >> i believe the republicans will win 60 to 80 seats in the house, and i personally believe it could go higher. i think...
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find me a republican that thinks george bush jr. was a good. t. you'll find few. so as the architect of that presidency, he says i'm the king maker of republican candidates. if that's the case, they don't want any part of it. and i don't blame them. >> krystal, if karl rove wasn't happy with todd akin, he's not going to be happy with congressman paul brown who is filing papers today. he described embryology as a pit out of hell. >> amazing. if he were to win the republican primary, democrats would have a shot at winning that seat in georgia which normally we would never have a real chance at winning. and that's what karl rove and -- that's what the republican establishment is concerned about. here's the thing can karl rove. you cannot spend four years trying to convince the country that the president is a lying socialist intent on destroying america and killing babies and confiscating guns and then turn around and say oh, we don't like the candidates who support those views that we have ourselves been pushing for the past four years. so this is the chickens coming
find me a republican that thinks george bush jr. was a good. t. you'll find few. so as the architect of that presidency, he says i'm the king maker of republican candidates. if that's the case, they don't want any part of it. and i don't blame them. >> krystal, if karl rove wasn't happy with todd akin, he's not going to be happy with congressman paul brown who is filing papers today. he described embryology as a pit out of hell. >> amazing. if he were to win the republican primary,...
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you guys get all the bush alumni. i love bush but bush doesn't have a great republican brand now. you start trying to show folks how to vote in the gop primaries, you're going to have huge warfare. you are going to have civil warfare. you are going to have something that goes back to the 1860s. that's not what the gop needs now. let me give you a clue on that. teach them and train them. don't try to pick them. jonathan, sorry, buddy. i love you. i love cakarl. thanks for backing me up. robert costa, i think we have to talk about this. i don't know. we're going to do some stock market work. stocks had their first real correction of the year. big deal. they were due. corrections come and go. i say stay the bull course. profits are the mother's milk of stocks. bet on it. we warned you president obama. once again obama is pushing for higher taxes. don't take our word for it. listen to what he said last night just before the sboel. >> there is a way to solve the budget problems in a responsible way through a balanced approach that the vast majority of people agree with. if we do there
you guys get all the bush alumni. i love bush but bush doesn't have a great republican brand now. you start trying to show folks how to vote in the gop primaries, you're going to have huge warfare. you are going to have civil warfare. you are going to have something that goes back to the 1860s. that's not what the gop needs now. let me give you a clue on that. teach them and train them. don't try to pick them. jonathan, sorry, buddy. i love you. i love cakarl. thanks for backing me up. robert...
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the fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the bush administration. two unpaid for wars that we got ourselves engaged in. prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending and the tax cuts of the high end that did not create jobs and create revenue coming in. >> chris: but the total debt has increased $5 trillion sense this president came in. >> well, part of that is from the what we had to do to avoid going over the cliff of a recession -- depression. yes, we had the recovery act which saved or created 3.5 million jobs. you know the record of job growth in the private sector has been consistent for many record number of months. so again, we have to make a judgment about what -- how do we get growth with jobs. that is where the real revenue comes from. you don't get it by cutting down and cutting education and cutting back on investments in science and national institutes of health, food, safety, you name it. it isn't as much a spending problem as it is a priorities and that is what a budget is. setting priorities. >> chris: but you t
the fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the bush administration. two unpaid for wars that we got ourselves engaged in. prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending and the tax cuts of the high end that did not create jobs and create revenue coming in. >> chris: but the total debt has increased $5 trillion sense this president came in. >> well, part of that is from the what we had to do to avoid going over the cliff of a recession --...
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bush laid down after 9/11, that we pursue them wherever they are and whatever the circumstances. i don't -- the notion that drones kill civilians -- it is not just drones that do it. if you fire artillery, you might hit civilians. if you talk about american citizens being killed, targeted abroad, isn't it true that during world war ii you had some americans who volunteered for the ss? >> that is correct, yes. >> this is not groundbreaking, except that we will have to think through a traditional way of handling this or extrajudicial way of handling these -- judicial way of handling this or extrajudicial way of handling these targets. but to say that we will not do this through drones to me is silly. >> should there be someplace to go if you are an american citizen, like an intelligence court, where you say, look, we are going to do this, we need a legal finding. >> there probably is in some cases a method that might work, but a great many times you don't have time. you find out about this fairly late and you just need to do is. in a question of boots on the ground or drones, it is
bush laid down after 9/11, that we pursue them wherever they are and whatever the circumstances. i don't -- the notion that drones kill civilians -- it is not just drones that do it. if you fire artillery, you might hit civilians. if you talk about american citizens being killed, targeted abroad, isn't it true that during world war ii you had some americans who volunteered for the ss? >> that is correct, yes. >> this is not groundbreaking, except that we will have to think through a...
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bush laid down after 9/11, to pursue them wherever they are and whatever the circumstances. i don't-- the nototion that drones have kikilled civilians -- it is not just dronethat do it. ifif youou fire artillery in an area she might hit civilians. if you talk about american citizensns being targeted abroad, isn't it true that during world war ii had some americans who volunteered with the ss? >> that is correct, yes. >> this is not groundbreaking. it is somethingng we will have to think through but judicial way of having this thing or extrajudicial way of having thesese targets. but to say that we will not pursue them with drones to me is silly. >> shouldn't there be some place you go if you do target an american citizen, some secret court, like the intelligence court, where you can say look, we are going to do this, we need a lel f finding. >> there probably y is in some cases, that that might work, but a great many times you don't have time. you find out about this fairly late and we just need toto do it. it is a question of boots on the ground o drones, a very unappetizin
bush laid down after 9/11, to pursue them wherever they are and whatever the circumstances. i don't-- the nototion that drones have kikilled civilians -- it is not just dronethat do it. ifif youou fire artillery in an area she might hit civilians. if you talk about american citizensns being targeted abroad, isn't it true that during world war ii had some americans who volunteered with the ss? >> that is correct, yes. >> this is not groundbreaking. it is somethingng we will have to...
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bush? let's say you're a huge fan of barack obama and you do think he's ethical and wise or whatever the words that jay carney used. obama is not going to be president forever. we're going to have new administrations, and obama has kind of solidified what bush and cheney put into place and that's going to be in the hands of other administrations in the future, and david is right. there are no checks on this. if this is so ethical, it's so wise, and it's so legal, then why don't you be honest and open about it and tell congress what you're doing so at least they can do it even if you're going to keep the people in the dark. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> coming up, at least some members of congress are looking for bipartisan solutions on gun safety. yes, they are. stay with us. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do. face
bush? let's say you're a huge fan of barack obama and you do think he's ethical and wise or whatever the words that jay carney used. obama is not going to be president forever. we're going to have new administrations, and obama has kind of solidified what bush and cheney put into place and that's going to be in the hands of other administrations in the future, and david is right. there are no checks on this. if this is so ethical, it's so wise, and it's so legal, then why don't you be honest...
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. >> well, the number of strikes versus the bush administration, colonel, very different. obviously, this is how the obama team wants to execute the war on terror. and the broad range, you're okay with it. but what do you tell innocent folks that get killed or an american that might be hit by a strike inadvertently? >> well, there is nothing you can say about that. war is a messy business. even technologically precise war like this. you raise an interesting point about this president. the first month he was in office, he authorized more strikes of this type than president bush had done during his entire term in office. and of course we've increased those for precisely the reasons that were suggested here. it's a good way to keep americans out of harm's way and so that we can launch -- we can fight war at a great distance and leave it completely immune. >> michelle, can we keep the moral high ground throughout all of this? >> of course not. again, this is separate from whether or not you think the use of drones is justified. the question is whether you think the government
. >> well, the number of strikes versus the bush administration, colonel, very different. obviously, this is how the obama team wants to execute the war on terror. and the broad range, you're okay with it. but what do you tell innocent folks that get killed or an american that might be hit by a strike inadvertently? >> well, there is nothing you can say about that. war is a messy business. even technologically precise war like this. you raise an interesting point about this...
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paul ryan is the first republican in the ratings, then marco rubio, jeb bush and speaker boehner. is it a taste of things to come if hillary runs in 2016? >> lefty blogs may be upset at steve doocy. i've seen other things on lefty blogs. i heard that steve doocy actually has calf implants. n now, i don't have any evidence to back that up whatsoever. >> no. >> but, you know, just put a question mark at that. can we put a question mark at the end of that? >> you're referring to, of course, his own personal blog being implanted -- >> sam thought about getting calf implants because we're on a basketball team together. >> that's why he only does television from the waist up. >> exactly. >> just kind of a vanity thing. >> there is a nugget of probably something actually worth discussing here, which is our national obsession with hillary clinton and also the way women are scrutinized in the public lens. >> oh, totally. totally. >> and hillary, in particular, is an incredible sort of sign post for what we'll call the male gaze, given the scrutiny of the way she looks in a ponytail or blac
paul ryan is the first republican in the ratings, then marco rubio, jeb bush and speaker boehner. is it a taste of things to come if hillary runs in 2016? >> lefty blogs may be upset at steve doocy. i've seen other things on lefty blogs. i heard that steve doocy actually has calf implants. n now, i don't have any evidence to back that up whatsoever. >> no. >> but, you know, just put a question mark at that. can we put a question mark at the end of that? >> you're...
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bush finds himself cast as a present day mr. bush. just filing the muscular application of force and the defense of the nation while detractors complain he sacrificed the country's core values in the name of security. some on the left are wondering what is different other than a name of the guy in the oval office? >> the policy seems to be that, yes, we will fry people anywhere in the world with our flying killer robots because someone we know wrote it down on a piece of paper and, therefore, it's legal. i know obama is a swell guy and bush was an evil oaf, but it really is the seam policy, isn't it? >> meanwhile, some on the right are crying foul about a blatant double standard. >> i find it hilarious that people have all this patience for illegal architecture to be crafted after the fact. if this had been president george w. bush's administration revealing that this many drone attacks were going on, there would be impeachment hearings underway. the help ok si sort of has republicans steaming. >> if it seems just a little hip critica
bush finds himself cast as a present day mr. bush. just filing the muscular application of force and the defense of the nation while detractors complain he sacrificed the country's core values in the name of security. some on the left are wondering what is different other than a name of the guy in the oval office? >> the policy seems to be that, yes, we will fry people anywhere in the world with our flying killer robots because someone we know wrote it down on a piece of paper and,...
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>> well, our investigation shows that 54 governments were complicity during the bush administration's cia, secret detention and extraordinary ren dick program. the fact that 54 governments were complicity and 126 individuals were specifically documented in this report just calls into question what are the policies of the current administration? we don't know. those still remain secret. those need to be disclosed to the public. the task force report needs to be disclosed. the senate select committee on intelligence report immediate to be disclosed. all of these issues must be up for public review and debate. >> what questions would you want to hear the senate ask of john brennan when he comes before the senate intelligence committee for confirmation hearings on thursday afternoon? >> well, it's very interesting. john brennan in december of 2005 specifically said that he was intimately familiar with cases of rendition, and specifically said that it was an absolutely vital tool in combatting terrorism. i think the obvious question to john brennan is what did he mean by those statements?
>> well, our investigation shows that 54 governments were complicity during the bush administration's cia, secret detention and extraordinary ren dick program. the fact that 54 governments were complicity and 126 individuals were specifically documented in this report just calls into question what are the policies of the current administration? we don't know. those still remain secret. those need to be disclosed to the public. the task force report needs to be disclosed. the senate select...
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bush's impact or an upcoming election or recovering from major setbacks from the last one. obama's trying to advance his most ambitious legislative agenda since his first year in office, and he's doing it on the heels of a re-election victory. the country just doubled down on obama's agenda, which isn't something the president could have said even at his peak of popularity in early 2009." mike murphy, that's the backdrop. how do you see his approach? >> well, i'm a critic of it, and i hope he changes it with the state of the union for this reason. there's no doubt he won fair and square. he got 66 million votes, but 61 million people voted to fire him, and they're in about 230 republican congressional districts where those incumbents don't care about getting e-mails from the president or michelle. he has to get out of the way of immigration or the deal will blow up. and the republicans in the short-term have the politics to hunker down. in the midterm elections, some of those senate races are in places where the president's unpopular. so, the path he started on, which was i
bush's impact or an upcoming election or recovering from major setbacks from the last one. obama's trying to advance his most ambitious legislative agenda since his first year in office, and he's doing it on the heels of a re-election victory. the country just doubled down on obama's agenda, which isn't something the president could have said even at his peak of popularity in early 2009." mike murphy, that's the backdrop. how do you see his approach? >> well, i'm a critic of it, and...
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bush. after nbc news exclusively obtained a 16-page justice department white paper that concluded that strikes that target and kill u.s. citizens who are operational leaders of al qaeda and are in fact a lawful act of national self-defense, civil libertarian groups, including the aclu, which is challenging the drone policy and suing the u.s. government over anwar al alaki's death went on the record to condemn that white paper. >> it is a chilling document. it sets out the government's claimed authority to carry out the targeted killing of american citizens, but the limits are really vague and elastic and very easy to see how they can be manipulated. >> at the justice department attorney general eric holder defended the policy. >> our primary concern is to keep the american people safe, but to do so in a way that's consistent with our laws and consistent with our values. we only take these kinds of actions when there's an imminent threat, when capture is not feasible and when we are confiden
bush. after nbc news exclusively obtained a 16-page justice department white paper that concluded that strikes that target and kill u.s. citizens who are operational leaders of al qaeda and are in fact a lawful act of national self-defense, civil libertarian groups, including the aclu, which is challenging the drone policy and suing the u.s. government over anwar al alaki's death went on the record to condemn that white paper. >> it is a chilling document. it sets out the government's...
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bush. and james acton, a senior associate in the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. ambassador pritchard, i guess one obvious question is why now? >> it's a great question. and i usually start by saying why not now? let me explain that. north koreans have a very mature and serious nuclear weapon and a missile technology program. they're going to continue to do the research and development. when the time comes that they're ready to do a test, they're going to do that unless there is a political or a foreign policy reason for them not to do it. >> i mean there's been the questions about responding to sanctions. i mean even today people are wondering, is it tied to state of the union. is it sort of a direct, you know, push against the u.s.? >> i don't think so. i mean, in 2009 we heard this exact same thing. it was a condemnation of their april 2009 missile launch. the north koreans six weeks later conducted a second nuclear test in which they said it was
bush. and james acton, a senior associate in the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. ambassador pritchard, i guess one obvious question is why now? >> it's a great question. and i usually start by saying why not now? let me explain that. north koreans have a very mature and serious nuclear weapon and a missile technology program. they're going to continue to do the research and development. when the time comes that they're ready to do a test, they're...
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he went further than anybody in the bush administration to implicate iraq in the 9/11 attacks. but another things that dick cheney did during his vice presidency was to question the patriotism of anybody who criticized president bush and that administration's policies. by his own standard he is now suggesting that he is not patriotic, but, of course, i would never suggest such a thing. >> you wouldn't wish to be banished to a prison. mr. cheney refers to the president's nominations of chuck hagel and john brennan as, quote, dismal and second rate. and today explained what he meant. take a listen. >> with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and cia, just in the last week, their performance in front of the committees that have to confirm them has been pretty poor. the president has made choices in part based on people who won't argue with him. >> dana, i apologize for addressing mr. cheney's amnesia, but john brennan served as deputy director of the cia under bush and cheney as well as director of the national counterterrorism center. does this mean dick cheney agreed to
he went further than anybody in the bush administration to implicate iraq in the 9/11 attacks. but another things that dick cheney did during his vice presidency was to question the patriotism of anybody who criticized president bush and that administration's policies. by his own standard he is now suggesting that he is not patriotic, but, of course, i would never suggest such a thing. >> you wouldn't wish to be banished to a prison. mr. cheney refers to the president's nominations of...
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bush, now columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. strategist mike murphy, and bbc's katty kay. as well as michael isikoff who broke the headline this week about america's drone policy. all coming up after this short commercial break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by northern trust, providing solid financial to you by northern trust, providi[ male announcer ] no matter what city you're playing tomorrow. [ coughs ] ♪ you can't let a cold keep you up tonight. [ snores ] vicks nyquil. powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ [ sniffles, coughs ] excuse me. i need something for my cold symptoms. [ sniffles ] we've got dayquil for day and nyquil for night. [ thuds ] you didn't see that. [ male announcer ] right now at walgreens dayquil and nyquil are just $10.99 with card. or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatolog
bush, now columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. strategist mike murphy, and bbc's katty kay. as well as michael isikoff who broke the headline this week about america's drone policy. all coming up after this short commercial break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by northern trust, providing solid financial to you by northern trust, providi[ male announcer ] no matter what city you're playing tomorrow. [ coughs ] ♪ you can't let a cold keep...
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jeb bush and marco rubio. republican strategist anna navarro calls it the nature mare scenario for everyone here and adds if she was faced with it, i would get into the fetal position and lock myself in a room for nine months. joining the panel now is newly promoted buzz feed political editor mckay. i almost called you buzz feed. welcome. why not? you are one. don't tell ben smith. you have a new story about marco, and you talked to a lot of folks in florida who say, surprisingly, actually, that he is a rising star, but that he hasn't quite gotten there yet. he is still -- i won't say an empty suit, but they're looking to see more leadership from him, which given the current state of the affairs in the republican party is not an easy lift. >> no. yeah, absolutely. it's interesting because, you know, rubio is giving the state of the union response tonight. he is on the cover of "time magazine." he is everywhere. he is having this moment, and i think for a lot of national pundits and political reporters, the cho
jeb bush and marco rubio. republican strategist anna navarro calls it the nature mare scenario for everyone here and adds if she was faced with it, i would get into the fetal position and lock myself in a room for nine months. joining the panel now is newly promoted buzz feed political editor mckay. i almost called you buzz feed. welcome. why not? you are one. don't tell ben smith. you have a new story about marco, and you talked to a lot of folks in florida who say, surprisingly, actually,...
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bush, now columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. strategist mike murphy, and bbc's katty kay. as well as michael isikoff who broke the headline this week about america's drone policy. all coming up after this short commercial break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by northern trust, providing solid financial solutions for more than 123 years. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to yo
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bush -- now, i grew up methodist. they are the most mild mannered christian. they just nod affirmatively, that he was an evangelical right wing thrower like they are. he put one over on them and now they've figured it out. they've had a taste of power and they want to run things. >> howard, what does the brent bozell side of the party think about actually winning elections? is that -- is that come into their calculations anywhere? >> i think somehow they think history will bend in their direction, if they just sit or stand firmly enough. that's what they are. that's what they do. and they are relatively more numerous and powerful now in the republican party than they've been in some time because in other respects the republican party is at low ebb. as the party recedes, that's the problem that karl rove has. a generation ago what joy talked about, when he put the george bush machinery together in texas, karl was able to crush them in texas. it's a generation later now, these people have access to the internet and other avenues to get their voices out that they
bush -- now, i grew up methodist. they are the most mild mannered christian. they just nod affirmatively, that he was an evangelical right wing thrower like they are. he put one over on them and now they've figured it out. they've had a taste of power and they want to run things. >> howard, what does the brent bozell side of the party think about actually winning elections? is that -- is that come into their calculations anywhere? >> i think somehow they think history will bend in...
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bush all those years ago. is the country made safer when enemies are killed or when they're taken alive. can either course be taken while preserving the privacy of law that makes america america. that's the long game-short game. drone attacks increase radicalism on the ground. >> there's the fact that drone attacks have such ease of use, and we are using them not just to get leadership. we're using them on an everyday basis. part of it has to do with just that the distance between the actual warfare itself and the people who are pulling the trigger, and you want there to be some regulation. you want there to be some check on executive power there. not just some guy in the basement of the white house -- >> with a kill list. >> with a kill list. >> i'm not sure he is in the basement of the white house. i think he is probably in the roosevelt room, but what do i know? >> the point about brennan is there was a ton of power concentrated in one guy and will continue to be concentrated. >> if the drone program contin
bush all those years ago. is the country made safer when enemies are killed or when they're taken alive. can either course be taken while preserving the privacy of law that makes america america. that's the long game-short game. drone attacks increase radicalism on the ground. >> there's the fact that drone attacks have such ease of use, and we are using them not just to get leadership. we're using them on an everyday basis. part of it has to do with just that the distance between the...
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bush, now columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. strategist mike murphy, and bbc's katty kay. as well as michael isikoff who broke the headline this week about america's drone policy. all coming up after this short commercial break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by northern trust, providing solid financial solutions for more than 123 [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken
bush, now columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. strategist mike murphy, and bbc's katty kay. as well as michael isikoff who broke the headline this week about america's drone policy. all coming up after this short commercial break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by northern trust, providing solid financial solutions for more than 123 [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be...